lftp Mirror Command Exclude Matching Files [ Regex ]

I want to mirror a directory using ftp and want to exclude certain subdirectories (such as logs) and file ending with *.cvs. How do I exclude files while mirroring using lftp command under Linux or Unix like operating systems?

Tutorial details
Difficulty	Easy (rss)
Root privileges	No
Requirements	lftp ftp client

lftp ftp client has many features that makes it a better choice for this kind of works The mirror command can be used and specified source directory to local target directory. If target directory ends with a slash, the source base name is appended to target directory name. You can exclude files and sub-directories. You can also use glob character such as *.

lftp command exclude syntax

The syntax is as follows:

 
mirror --exclude RX
mirror --exclude-glob GP

In this example exclude logs directory, enter:

 
mirror --exclude logs/ --exclude

You can use --exclude multiple times:

 
mirror --exclude logs/ --exclude reports/ --exclude-glob *.bak --exclude-glob *~$

The following will exclude all *.cvs files:

 
mirror --exclude-glob *.cvs

Putting it all together

Create a file called mirror.http.lftp as follows:

 
set ftp:list-options -a
set cmd:fail-exit true
open ftp.cyberciti.biz.biz:/var/www/
lcd /nas06/backup/cyberciti.biz/
mirror --delete --exclude logs/ --exclude tmp/ --exclude-glob *~$
quit

Create or edit an authentication file called ~/.netrc - this file contains configuration and autologin information for the File Transfer Protocol client ftp and lftp:

 
machine ftp.cyberciti.biz
login MyUserNameHer
password myPassWordHere

Save and close the file. Run the job as follows:
lftp -f mirror.http.lftp
OR
lftp -f mirror.http.lftp > ~/mirror.http.lftp.log

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lftp Mirror Command Exclude Matching Files [ Regex ]

lftp command exclude syntax

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